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Background Information
Research Question:
For all seasons of Jeopardy, from Season 1 through Season 35, what are the most common calendar years referenced in an answer?
Results:
The top year was 1996. The decade of the ’90s was the most commonly referenced overall.
24% of all Jeopardy answers contained a year, with 1% of those being 1996.
Spikes on the plots are seen at years ending in 0. This trend may be in part to the fact that the four digit years given are often in reference to a decade (i.e. "The 1990’s) or a century (i.e the 1900’s)| years | count |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,087 |
| 1999 | 1,024 |
| 1997 | 1,023 |
| 1980 | 999 |
| 2000 | 994 |
| 1960 | 975 |
| 1995 | 961 |
| 1990 | 906 |
| 1998 | 891 |
| 1970 | 868 |
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Frequency of years referenced
Historical Context
